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Translingual
Han character
錐 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 金人土 (COG), four-corner 80114, composition ⿰釒隹)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1309, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40536
- Dae Jaweon: page 1811, character 24
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4221, character 9
- Unihan data for U+9310
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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蜼
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*lus, *rulʔ, *luls
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堆
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*tuːl
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嵟
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*tuːl
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碓
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*tuːls
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推
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*tʰuːl, *tʰjul
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蓷
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*tʰuːl, *tʰjul
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陮
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*duːlʔ
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魋
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*duːl
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嶊
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*stuːlʔ
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崔
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*zluːl, *sʰluːl
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猚
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*ŋreːl, *rulʔ
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椎
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*dul
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顀
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*dul
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隹
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*tjul
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錐
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*tjul
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萑
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*kljul
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騅
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*tjul
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鵻
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*sɢʷinʔ, *tjul
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誰
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*djul
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脽
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*djul
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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錐
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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17719
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Phonetic component
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隹
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Rime group
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微
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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錐
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Old Chinese
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/*tjul/
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Definitions
錐
- awl
- awl-like object
- 冰錐/冰锥 ― bīngzhuī ― icicle
- to drill; to bore
- cone; pyramid
- 圓錐/圆锥 ― yuánzhuī ― cone
- 五角錐/五角锥 ― wǔjiǎo zhuī ― pentagonal pyramid
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
錐
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
Readings
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
錐 • (kiri)
- a pointy tool used to make holes, such as a drill, a gimlet, an auger or an awl
Etymology 2
Middle Chinese 錐 (t͡ɕiuɪ)
Noun
錐 • (sui)
- Clipping of 錐体 (suitai, “cone or pyramid”).
See also
Korean
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
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Vietnamese
Han character
錐: Hán Nôm readings: dùi
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